parafoiln.
/ˈparəfɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌfɔɪl/ A structure of fabric designed to function as both a parachute and an aerofoil, providing lift that enables the person or object supported to glide.
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1967 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. 15 A revolutionary parachute invention..known as the para-foil, would enable pilots bailing out over enemy territory to glide like birds until they reached safety.
1975 Sci. Amer. Mar. 122/3 A major breakthrough was the invention of an inflatable multicell airfoil of fabric by D. C. Jalbert of Boca Raton, Fla... It is called the Para-Foil... Its shape in the form of a rigid, low-speed wing, is maintained entirely by air that enters openings at the leading edge to build up internal pressure. On landing the Para-Foil..can be collapsed into a manageable bundle of lines and cloth. One can also jump with it from an aeroplane.
1994 New Scientist 15 Oct. 26/1 The kite is a 15-square-metre parafoil made of Mylar, which is not only strong, but unlike nylon, does not absorb water.
2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Nov. 11/1 But because the parafoil failed to open, Genesis slammed into the desert at 311 kilometers an hour, half-burying itself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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